Restoration of entrance doors

Restoration of the door is inevitable, which sooner or later will have to face in the process of operation. Even metal is not eternal, no matter how high-quality and durable it is, not to mention the finishing materials that suffer in the first place. The front door wears out much faster than the interior.

Due to the massiveness of the door and its daily operation, as well as the harsh natural conditions, its appearance, decoration and accessories are very much affected. Subject to change and the quality of its operation.

In connection with the wear of the street, inside or outside apartment entrance door, its basic tasks are lost:

• thermal insulation of the room;
• decorative purpose;
• protection against intruders.

If the door is skewed, rusted or lost its appearance, all these factors are a cause for immediate action. It is not necessary to replace the door with a new one. It can be restored by hand. Repair may need both external and internal sides of the door.

Types of faults:

• breakage of loops, lock or handle;
• damage to the finish;
• damage to the door leaf itself.

DIY repair involves the following steps:

• replacement of accessories and lock;
• restoration of the decor;
• repair of the web as a whole.

Elimination of corrosion from the iron door can be carried out as follows. First, dismantling the lock and door handle.Removed trim - laminate, leather, wood panels, MDF and more. If the door is painted, the paint layer must also be removed.

Check the surface for corrosion and remove it:

• The job will require a solvent, primer (primer), paint and roller.
• You can remove corrosion with a metal brush or coarse sandpaper. If there is a grinder, then it is necessary to apply emery wheels with abrasiveness 60-100 grit. It is necessary to process not only the place affected by rust, but also the adjacent area.

• Then, the treated surface is thoroughly sandwiched with finer abrasiveness, bumps and scratches are removed.
• After which the surface is degreased and dried.
• If there are major damages and deep scratches on the door leaf, they must be filled with a putty. Best for these purposes suitable automotive. Filling the damage with putty, it is important not to miss large pores and cracks. After that, the product is thoroughly dried and polished again. If the putty layer is not sufficiently dried, then after painting at the slightest temperature changes, the paintwork will crack.
• Then the entire surface is primed in one layer. Next, apply the first coat of paint, dried and, if there are shortcomings and smudges, they are removed by sandpaper. And finally, the entire surface is painted over with a finishing coat of paint. At the end of the work all the fittings are installed back.

For such painting most often are used paints on the basis of nitro-enamel. But much stronger and more durable powder paint. They are able to extend the life of the outer door cover. Powder-based paints have a high temperature resistance, which is particularly suitable for painting street doors.

Sometimes you need a complete replacement of the facing layer. In this case, initially, the remnants of the previous decor are removed from the door and the surface is thoroughly covered with sandpaper. In some cases, the repair of the door is not required, it is enough just to update the coating.

When fully replacing the facing there are several options for restoration.

Can be applied to the surface of the door hot-melt. In European countries, this custom decoration is widespread. Thermal stickers - this is a completely new direction in design and decoration, it is perfect for updating the door leaf.

This option is not very expensive and very effective in terms of external parameters. Due to the rich assortment of color solutions on the market, this method is in great demand. Artificial leather withstands temperature extremes, resistant to sunlight and moisture. BUT the use of soft fillers significantly increases noise insulation and retains heat. The only disadvantage of such finishing is the low strength and fragility. Foam rubber, felt or synthetic winterizer is mainly used as a filler.

The first step is to prepare the door and cut the strip to create a framing cord that goes along the perimeter of the canvas. We lay a round insulation in strips, fold them in half and fill them around the perimeter, retreating from the edge by 10 mm. Between rollers need to place insulation.If the door is metal, then you need to put it on glue. Next, a sheet of dermatin of suitable size is placed between the rollers, with each edge bend inward. The material is tensioned and secured with staples.

After the upholstery on the door, all removed or new fittings, a lock, a peephole, and hinges are installed.

Undoubtedly, this method of restoration will give your door an aesthetic appearance and increase the noise and heat insulation. Wooden slats or wall paneling must be treated with sandpaper, impregnated with wood stain or varnished. Varnish can choose any color, it all depends on your imagination. It can be a shade of mahogany or wenge. In addition, varnishes exist matte and glossy.

Processed rails should be stuffed on the door with small brackets, or glued to glue for wood. You can lay out slats vertically, horizontally, or in the form of an ornament you have chosen. They can also be laid out in the form of a geometric pattern.

This is a very modern and practical method of facing doors.This material has a wide range of colors, as well as a wide choice of textures, so that the doors, decorated with MDF, are notable for their special beauty and elegance. This material has a sufficiently high strength and durability. He is not afraid of the sun's rays and temperature drops.

When finishing MDF first of all it is worth taking care of cuts of panels. Best of all for this is suitable PVC profile, which is matched in color.

• First, it is necessary to dismantle the fittings and the lock, as well as to fill all possible slots and openings around the doors. For this you need to use mounting foam. After it dries, cut off the excess with a knife.
• If the door is metal, then it is necessary to treat it with anti-corrosion agents. Then the door leaf must be primed if the MDF will be mounted on liquid nails. In the panel itself, you must obviously make holes for the lock.
• The door must be removed from the hinges in advance to avoid distortions and laid horizontally. The panel itself must be carefully wiped from the wrong side to avoid detachment.

• The first step is to make markup for the future location of the door eye, a handle, a lock.On a marking holes are drilled. Then the height of the door is measured and the profile is cut off, which will be attached first. If the restored door is metal, then the profile is glued, if it is wooden, then the profile is attached to the screws.
• Next, in the profile groove, place the first panel and fasten it. Then all the other panels are inserted into one another, parallel fastening each screws. Measuring the remaining width, you need to cut off the last panel, put a profile on it and attach it to the door.
• At the final stage we cut 2 pieces of the profile along the width of the door and put them on the ends, after cutting the ends at an angle of 45 degrees. So the frame will look neat and soundly.

The whole process is illustrated in the next video.

The veneer is convenient because it has an adhesive back side, which facilitates the repair process. Veneer strips need to be cut to the size of the canvas, attach to it and stick with a hot iron. The adhesive has thermal properties and the polymerization process takes place when heated. The edges of the veneer are folded and glued to the end, for which it is cut in advance with a margin.This method is suitable for finishing doors both from the outside and from the inside.

Another quick and convenient way to restore the door leaf. The polymer thermal film covering the tiles on the front side has a rich assortment of colors and textures, its design allows you to simulate a variety of artificial and natural materials, which explains the huge popularity of the laminate when choosing a finishing material for entrance doors.

Along the perimeter of the iron web, the slats are glued in the color of the chosen laminate. On a wooden base, slats are put on liquid nails. The tiles are matched to the size of the door leaf and assembled into a solid shield, then it is transferred to the main blade and fastened also to liquid nails. If the tiles are mounted on the door without edging rails, then the ends are stained with paint of a similar color to hide the cuts. Not bad to pick cash in color.

During the restoration of the entrance doors, first of all, it is necessary to take into account both the physical properties of the materials and the advantages and disadvantages.

All the above methods of finishing are suitable for both external and internal work.

But because of the low wear resistance, restoration methods using laminate and leatherette are more suitable for repairing the door inside the apartment.

• Artificial leather is very susceptible to physical impacts and damage to it cannot be masked, in the apartment this coating will last much longer than outside.
• Laminate, in turn, is afraid of moisture. Dampness in the stairwell will make your decoration short-lived, and the door will quickly lose its appearance and will again require restoration.

Initially, you need to worry about the completion of work. This concerns the removal of excess foam and its masking. For this, it is best to use slopes that are similar in tone and texture to the renovated surface of the door. Without properly selected slopes, the finish will not be complete.

For slopes, MDF, plastic panels, laminate, drywall and plaster are used.

Another important detail of the interior door trim, it trim. Often the frames come with the rest of the materials for the design of the doorway, but in the case of restoration, you will have to pick them up. A wide range will allow you to purchase them in color and material suitable for your door. They are made of wood, plastic, metal, MDF and not only. Depending on the material of the platbands, the methods of their fastening are also chosen: this is glue, polyurethane foam, nails.

Here are some simple and interesting methods for restoring old doors or updating new ones.